Shovel-nose.



No. 740,557. I PATENTEDOGT. 6',19()3.v

' W. E. HAMILTON.

SHVEL NOSE.

APPLIQATION FILED JAN. 26, 1903.

N0 MODEL.

UNITED STATES Patented October 6, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM HAMILTON, OF ZANESVILLE, OHIO.

SPEGIFICATION forming part of Letterslatent No. 740,557, dated October 6, 1903. Application tiled January'Z, 1903.y Serial No. 140.482. (llo model.)

To c/,ZZ whom it' may concern:

Be it known that LWILLIAM E. HAMILTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Zanesville, in the county of Muskingum and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements .in Shovel -Noses, of

kwhich the following is a specification.

Yand claimed hereinafter.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a view of a conveyersweep with my improved conveyerchain and flights and a shovel-nose embodied in this invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same, and Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken Von the line A A of Fig. 2.

A conveyer sweep or arm 1 is provided with a chain 2, having laterally-extending iiights 3. At one side of the sweep these flights coact with a trough or slideway 4 to elevate the material. This trough is provided with an outwardly and upwardly projecting flange 5, which acts to throw the material upon or in the path of the iiights. At the forward vend of the sweep 1 is a shovel-nose 6, comprising a wedgeshaped device having au opening 7 in the top plate thereof in alinemeut with the trough 11, making, substantially, a continuation of the same. The top plate 8 extends from the cutting or inserting edge 9 back and up over the end of the sweep and out to cover the descending flights. It may be extended back as far as desired, 'so that the sweep may be forced into the material a considerable distance without danger ot' the material falling onto the descending iights. The bottom 10 of the nose is substantially a widened projection of the bottom of the trough 4. Au

edge plate 11 closes the outer side of the shovel-nose and acts as a brace to make it lmore rigid. On the top plate 8 is a deector 12, extending from the outerfedge up and .over to the opening 7, so that any material coming on the forward end of the covered part of the shovel-nose will be deliected into the trough as the nose is forced into the material. A Y Y In operation the sweep carrying the conveying devices, together with the shovel-nose, is placed with the nose in close proximityto Vthe pile of material to be gathered, the conveyer started, and the nose urged into or under the material. The material falling into the open top and the trough will loe carried away by the flights and the material falling onto the closed nose end will be deflected into the trough, as just explained.

lmaterial to be gathered and direct the same into said trough.

4. Ashovel-nose comprisingawedge-shaped bodyportion and a cover-plate extending latorally, substantially over one-half of said body portion. Y

5. Ashovelnose comprisingawedge-shaped body portion, a cover-plate extending from one side laterally over substantially one-half of said body portion, and a flared-edge Vforming the opposite side.

6. A shovehuose comprising a wedge-shaped body portion having an opening in top plate thereof anda defiector on said top plate directed toward said opening.

7. In combination with a conveying appa'- ratus provided with a conveyertrough, a shovel-nose comprising substantially a continuation of said trough with a lateral wedgeshaped compartment adapted to protect the iights in their approach to engage the material and. provided with an opening at the top thereof to allow the material to fall into the path of the rising flights.

8. In combination with a conveying apparatus provided with a trough, a shovel-nose adapted to be forced into the material to direct it into said trough, a wedge-shaped, closed portion to said shovel-nose through which the [lights pass before passing onto the trough-bottom, and a deflector on said closed portion to deflect the material into the trough.

9. A sweep provided with a trough, a conveyer-chain with lateral flights, a shovel-nose covering the end of said sweep, an opening in the top of said shovel-nose in alinement with said trough, and a deflector-plate on the top of said shovel-nose extending from the outer engaging nose edge toward the opening in the top of said shovel-nose.

10. The combination in a conveying apparatus of a frame, a trough supported by said frame, wheels mounted to turn in a plane parallel with .said trough, a conveyer-chain with lateral flights, and a shovel-nose secured to said frame adapted to be thrust under the material to be conveyed and direct the same into the path of said flights.

1l. The combination of a sweep, Wheels mounted on said sweep, a chain passing` around said Wheels in a plane parallel to said sweep, said chain being provided With laterally-projecting flights, a trough with which said flights coperate, an extension of the trough having an open end in order that said flights may engage and carry up any material which is forced upon the open end of the said trough.

l2. A shovel-nose in combination with and forming the end of a sweep or arm, a conveyercoperating with said sweep or arm, said convey er having its going and returning p0rtions both in the same plane or aplane parallel with the sweep or arm, said shovel-nose comprising a shovel-shaped extension to said sweep or arm.

V13. The combination in a conveying apparatus, of a frame, a chain, Wheels for said chain journaled in said frame at right angles thereto, flights mounted onv said chain, a lateral extension on said frame constituting a trough or slideway coperating Wit-h said chain and flights, and a longitudinal extension of said frame constituting a shovel-nose adapted to slide upon the floor and under the material to be gathered and to direct the same into the path of the flights.

WM.A E. HAMILTON.

Vitnesses:

J. F. LINToN, ALFRED LINToN. 

